(v. t.) To impregnate with aroma; to render aromatic; to give a spicy scent or taste to; to perfume.
Example Sentences:
(1) In granulosa cells containing full aromatase activity, treatment with cortisol and dexamethasone did not inhibit aromatization of androstenedione to estrogens whereas two known aromatase inhibitors (dihydrotestosterone and 4-androstene-3, 6, 17-trione) were effective.
(2) The chemical shift changes observed on the binding of trimethoprim to dihydrofolate reductase are interpreted in terms of the ring-current shift contributions from the two aromatic rings of trimethoprim and from that of phenylalanine-30.
(3) Enzyme-inhibiting ability for individual alkylphenols can be estimated based on the quantitative structure-activity relationship developed by Dewhirst (1980) and is a function of the free hydroxyl group, electron-donating ring substituents, and hydrophobic aromatic ring substituents.
(4) N-heterocyclic aromatics are environmentally important carcinogenic pollutants produced by incomplete combustion of organic material.
(5) Deviations from isotropic motion observed for the non-aromatic moieties are discussed.
(6) Aromatic adducts present in the digest that were resistant to nuclease P1 were thus 32P-labelled while unmodified nucleotides were not.
(7) The possible occupational cause of the disease, as more solvents in the mud have the structure of aromatic hydrocarbons is discussed.
(8) Interaction between aromatic diamidines (pentamidine, propamidine, and stilbamidine) and nucleic acids were studied to elucidate the mechanism underlying renal toxicity included by pentamidine in patients.
(9) The D-Phe peptides, which are cleaved especially rapidly by thrombin in water, have structures (in deuterated DMSO) in which the aromatic ring of the D-Phe residue is folded back over the Val or Pip residue.
(10) Results of enzyme immunoassay also showed that dipeptides composed of two aromatic amino acids were more inhibitory than dipeptides of which one residue was aromatic amino acid.
(11) The enzyme has a significant preference for substrates with a P1 Phe over those with the other aromatic amino acids Tyr and Trp.
(12) Their absorption spectra are at sufficiently long wavelength to be unobscured by cellular chromophores such as nucleotides and aromatic amin acids.
(13) As experimental findings indicated inhibitory action of aromatic retinoid on microtubule polymerisation and collagen metabolism of mesenchymal cells, we decided to treat 5 patients suffering from progressive systemic sclerosis as well as 3 patients with Sharp's syndrome with aromatic retinoid (Tigason).
(14) The results also demonstrated that there was not any apparent correlation between the receptor-binding avidities and in vitro monooxygenase enzyme-induction potencies for the most active polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons.
(15) The complexes are produced by attachment of a carbon of the butenolide ring to an aromatic carbon of the nitro compound with formation of a charge-delocalized cyclohexadienate anion.
(16) Aromatization of [3H]androstenedione and [3H]19-hydroxyandrostenedione to [3H]estrone has been demonstrated to occur in one to two week old primary monolayer cultures of fetal rat hypothalamus.
(17) Both main-stream and side-stream cigarette smoke condensates and some fractions, containing water-soluble bases, water-insoluble bases, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, were found to induce AHH activity in lung and liver, the lung being induced to the greatest extent.
(18) The greater frequency of dysovulation in obese women, notably those who put on weight rapidly, is accompanied by numerous hormonal changes, including reduced sex hormone-binding globulin, increased ovarian and adrenal androgen production, increased peripheral aromatization of androgens to oestrogens, and altered gonadotropin pulsatile secretion.
(19) R-(+)-Nicotine is a substrate Km = 1.42 X 10(-5)M for an SAM-dependent guinea pig lung aromatic azaheterocycle N-methyltransferase, whereas S-(-)-nicotine acts as a competitive inhibitor (Ki = 6.25 X 10(-5)M) of the N-methylation of its antipode.
(20) In the group of patients with the hyperkinetic form the most significant changes were seen for valine, methionine, serine, alanine and cystine, while as the spectrum of aminoacids of the aromatic line is practically unchanged.
Fragrant
Definition:
(a.) Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell; odorous; having or emitting an agreeable perfume.
Example Sentences:
(1) The booming Bollywood music beckoned a stream of families, wearing ornate saris and sharp kurtas, fragrant plates of samosa chaat in hand, toward the stage, replete with an extravagant display of lights and visuals.
(2) Recipe supplied by Patrick Hanna, L'Entrepot, lentrepot.co.uk Clams with leek, fennel and parsley Though you could add a twirl of al dente spaghetti or linguine to this dish, it is the fragrant, briny broth that delights – better with a crusty loaf and a spoon.
(3) I like the challenges that come with those that thrive in such adverse conditions, and there are plenty: woodland species that make the most of what little sunlight hits the leaf litter; ferns that like dripping cave mouths and cliff faces cast in gloom; and small shrubs that eke out a living under bigger things, such as butcher’s broom ( Ruscus aculeatus ) and fragrant sweet box ( sarcoccoca ).
(4) Photograph: Pasona Group At the Tokyo headquarters of the Pasona Group , a staffing company, tomatoes dangle from the ceiling, herbs grow fragrantly in meeting rooms and a rice paddy is the lobby centerpiece.
(5) He appeared to be saying that everyone who worked for HBOS was decent, honest and fragrant.
(6) The ASP drink is not only effective but also fragrant, tasty, refreshing and thirst quenching, and it appears to have no side effects.
(7) Intranasal injections of a fragrant solution of 2-methyl-2-thiazoline elicited significant heart rate decelerations in late pregnancy fetal sheep, while the injection of a control fluid (isotonic saline) had no effect.
(8) "So you are the fragrant Mrs Copperfield's incumbrance," he said to me.
(9) Toast the coriander, cumin and fennel seeds in a dry frying pan until fragrant.
(10) The broth is glorious: fragrant but subtle, rich but not oily, and the perfect balance between spicy, sour and sweet.
(11) Satire can provide a fragrant drop of vanilla essence to the custard pie of protest.
(12) After that, let’s start to seriously clean up periods, and I don’t mean fragrantly.
(13) Add the chilli bean paste and stir-fry for a minute or so until the oil is red and fragrant.
(14) Serves 4 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 tsp crushed garlic 4 tomatoes, quartered 1 tsp gia vi (or a mix of 2 parts sugar, 1 part black pepper, 1 part salt and 1 part garlic powder) 1.5 litres water 3 rhubarb stalks, cut into 3cm chunks 2 tbsp fish sauce 50g okra, halved, deseeded and cut into 1cm rounds ½ pineapple, cut into 2cm chunks 1 tsp sugar 1 spring onion, chopped 1 tbsp chopped coriander 1 In a saucepan, heat the oil and stir in the garlic, cooking until fragrant.
(15) Surrounded by sea and hills, rowan trees, hawthorn and holly, it had a fragrant compost loo-with-a-view.
(16) 3.20am BST Heat 85-87 Spurs, 6:43 remaining in the 4th quarter Parker crumples to the floor on what's a clear flagrant foul on Mario Chalmers, a deliberate dirty elbowing, upheld as fragrant 1 by Danny Crawford, but the Spurs might be out their best player here.
(17) 2 Add the ginger, onion and green chillies, and fry until fragrant.
(18) There are my roast tomatoes with crumbs and thyme, Russell Norman's broad bean, mint and ricotta bruschette, Fuchsia Dunlop's fragrant sea bream, and a beet bourguignon from The Green Kitchen.
(19) The Clonakilty black pudding – relatively dry, crumbly, full of oatmeal, fragrantly spiced – is very tasty.
(20) With a toddler in tow, après ski for me meant a quick beer then a swim at our hotel – the Lechtaler Hof, smallest and sweetest of Warth’s handful of family-owned hotels – followed by fantastic five-course dinners that might include fragrant dumpling-and-wild-chive soup, roast lamb and divine fruit tarts.